Molded, hot compression

6.6

Description

Compression molding is a process for molding in which materials are heated, and then placed into a heated mold and compressed. The pressure and heat are maintained until the part being molded has cured. Process includes energy for heating and pressure.

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 2.2
Eutrophication 1.1
Water Scarcity 1.0
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 2.3
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Thermoforming, with calendering {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S and Injection molding

Meta information

  • Primary Source: ecoinvent 3.3
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2011
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Fair 20% to 30% 3
Time Representativeness Good Data are not older than 6 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 2
Geographical Representativeness Fair The processes included in the dataset are sufficiently representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 3
Technological Representativeness Fair The technologies modeled are representative of the average technology used for similar processes 3
Average 2.75